Re:Looking at how many sites use vulnerable JavaScript libra...
by irrelative on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:37PM
(#15759809)
One might even say that 100% of 333,410 sites use vulnerable javascript libraries
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Looking at how many sites use vulnerable JavaScript libra...
by Fnoord on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:04PM
(#15760614)
The information "77% of 433,000" contains the sample size number (433k). "100% of 333,410" does not contain a sample size number. The lack of the sample size number makes the data (and title) less meaningful. I'd go as far saying it makes the data (and title) meaningless.
Re:Looking at how many sites use vulnerable JavaScript libra...
by jjnoakes on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:46PM
(#15759887)
Those means different things.
Their wording means "we checked X sites and 77% of them met some criteria", which can be extrapolated to higher values of X (assuming the proper statistical care is taken, etc).
Your wording implies the same, but that's not good because you can't extrapolate to a larger X. You chose the sites after knowing they already met the criteria, and that changes the meaning.
Re:Looking at how many sites use vulnerable JavaScript libra...
by spurcell93 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @03:38PM
(#15760385)
I get the sense OP was being a bit snide